Carolyn, Regarding brokerage reports, others may have different experiences (Brad's post implies he does, and I hope he'll follow up), but I've never been happy with scanned-in tables of the relative complexity involved with investments. Instead, I use the documents online at my brokerage's website. Whenever I can get a document from the source, I do so because it saves an intermediary step that could cause new errors to creep in.
-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Arnold via Jfw Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:57 PM To: The Jaws for Windows support list. Cc: Carolyn Arnold Subject: Re: Scanners. Pictures into the computer would be nice for my husband. My primary need would be like to scan the little directory of our church or my brokerage account reports, which are several pages. "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right." Henry Ford. Carolyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw" <[email protected]> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> Cc: "Russell Solowoniuk" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 7:33 PM Subject: Re: Scanners. > I’m not sure about scanning pictures with the Pearl. Dan is right… the > Pearl and OpenBook do have limitations… it all depends on what you wish to > do. For me, I mostly use my iMac with a Canon MG6200 printer/scanner combo > and it works very well. But, when I have a lot of mail to scan, I’ll fire > up my laptop running Windows 8.1 and use my Pearl and Openbook to scan the > mail because it’s so fast. > > I’ve had good success with inexpensive flatbed scanners on my Windows > machine, for example, a Canon, can’t recall the model, that I paid $80 > for. I used OmniPage Pro to do the OCR. > > So there are many choices, and, if you need to scan pictures and print > then a 3-in-1 combo may be what you need. > > Thanks, > > Russell >> On Jun 25, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Carolyn Arnold via Jfw >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> OK - another wrung on this ladder to educate me. >> With Pearl, could we scan photographs on it too? >> >> Thanks. >> >> "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right." Henry >> Ford. >> >> Carolyn >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russell Solowoniuk via Jfw" >> <[email protected]> >> To: "The Jaws for Windows support list." <[email protected]> >> Cc: "Russell Solowoniuk" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 4:31 PM >> Subject: Re: Scanners. >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> If you are going with OpenBook, you might want to consider the Pearl. It’s >>> a camera on a stand, and in conjunction with OpenBook, works really >>> well. It takes a picture of the page and sends it to OpenBook for the >>> OCR. Within seconds of taking the picture you will hear the page being >>> read to you. I’m not sure what it sells for now… when I bought mine 5 >>> years ago the Pearl camera was $650… I already owned OpenBook. I think >>> FS has a combo price if you buy both together, but it’s still quite >>> expensive. >>> >>> HTH >>> >>> Russell >>>> On Jun 25, 2015, at 2:18 PM, Michal Nowicki via Jfw >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Carolyn, >>>> >>>> I am by no means an expert on scanners, but whatever you get, you need >>>> to >>>> understand that scanning requires both hardware (the scanner) and >>>> software >>>> (a computer program that makes use of the scanner). OpenBook is not a >>>> scanner. Instead, it is scanning and OCR software that works with many >>>> scanners. >>>> >>>> If I understand your post correctly, you are considering purchasing an >>>> all-in-one printer, fax, and scanner. While such products work great >>>> for >>>> sighted individuals, I'm not sure how many of them, if any, can be >>>> operated >>>> nonvisually. For example, I know that some all-in-one devices have an >>>> inaccessible touch screen, and it is not possible to control them from >>>> a >>>> computer. That said, it may be better for you to buy two or three >>>> pieces of >>>> equipment if, of course, you can afford it. I also recommend scanners >>>> with >>>> an automatic feeder. >>>> >>>> I hope this helps, and I'm sorry I cannot provide specific advice (e.g. >>>> with regards to device models). >>>> >>>> Michal >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Jfw [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carolyn >>>> Arnold >>>> via Jfw >>>> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:49 PM >>>> To: The Jaws for Windows support list. >>>> Cc: Carolyn Arnold >>>> Subject: Scanners. >>>> >>>> When I get my new computer at the end of the year or beginning of next, >>>> I >>>> intend to get a printer with fax and scanning capability. >>>> >>>> So, I'm wondering, as a totally blind user of JAWS, is there a special >>>> scanner I have to get for it to be accessible? Are some scanners out >>>> there >>>> more accessible than others? >>>> >>>> What is Open Book? I have heard of it. Would I be limited to getting >>>> that or >>>> something like that? >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're probably right." 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